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The Indian express says, "We shall issue a astrology section in our Thursday's paper".

  • The Indian express says that it will issue a astrology section in their Thursday's paper.
  • The Indian express says that they will issue a astrology section in their Thursday's paper.
  • The Indian express said that it will issue a astrology section in its Thursday's paper.
  • The Indian express says that it will issue a astrology section in its Thursday's paper.

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

Please note : Whenever some newspaper or magazine use "we", "our", "us" in direct speech , then it should be replaced by "it" or "its" in indirect speech.

Similar Questions :

1. John says, "I shall go there".

  • John said that he went there.
  • John says that he will go there.
  • John says that he went there.
  • John said that I will go there.

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Please note : When reporting verb is in present or future Tense, then in indirect speech we do not change the Tense of Reported speech.

So "John says", it is in present, so we will not change the Tense of "I shall go there". That means it will remain future Tense in indirect speech also.

2. Find Error :
He is too important for tolerating any delay.

  • to tolerate
  • with tolerating
  • to tolerating
  • at tolerating

Answer: Option A

3. Robert will say to me, "I am your classmate".

  • Robert will tell me that he is my classmate.
  • Robert will tell me that he was my classmate.
  • Robert will tell me that he will be my classmate.
  • Robert said me that he is my classmate.

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

"I am your classmate" will remain in present tense in indirect speech because in "Robert will say to me" reporting verb is in future.
So when reporting verb in in future or present, we do not change the tense of the reported speech.

4. Sushant said to him, "I have been helping your son for years".

  • Sushant told him that he has helped his son for years.
  • Sushant told him that he have been helping his son for years.
  • Sushant told him that he had been helping his son for years.
  • Sushant told him that he has been helping his son for years.

Answer: Option C

5. They said, "We can not live without oxygen".

  • They said that we can not live without oxygen.
  • They said that they can not live without oxygen.
  • They said that they would not live without oxygen.
  • They says that they can not live without oxygen.

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Please note : When we use "we" with the universal truth, then "we" is not changed in Indirect speech.

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